Posted on 01/02/2024 8:56:15 AM PST by fireman15
I have a friend that has one of the hybrids cars where it still uses gas, but also uses electricity.
The batteries needed replacing. The dealer wanted $800.00.
He did it himself for $80.00.
There are two batteries in most hybrids... the one that starts the engine and the one that provides supplemental power to the car. You can buy the one that starts the engine for around $80, but the other battery is going to set you back a lot more than that even “refurbished” and not new. A Toyota Prius 2010-2015 Hybrid Battery Pack with BRAND NEW CELLS, and a 48 months warranty costs $2250 and a lot more than that for an actual new battery from the dealer.
Did this guy perchance put this conversion up on the internet anywhere? It would be very interesting as it would require a hell of a lot of red neck engineering.
>> intent on force feeding electric cars on us.<<
It will not stop with electric cars. They will force feed poverty on the West by inviting millions of invaders across our border. National suicide is expected of us.
Can’t the owner find a really good used battery to get him on his way?
Libtards don’t care about paying twice as much for insurance as long as they can strip mine the planet for lithium and hump batteries
Your car prices and insurance going way up and health insurance going way up due to illegals. Utilities going way up due to solar and wind subsidies.
Democrat party caused.
I was listening today to the John Kobylt radio show on KFI 640 in Los Angeles and he did a story on a couple who had to drive 600 miles up to Sacramento that was a family emergency so they took their electric Ford F-150
First they had to spend 20 minutes on the Ford app planning their route where the electric charging stations were. They also were going to have TWO 45 minute charges during the trio so nearly 2 extra hours vs a gas vehicle.
When they were down to under 40 mile range they pulled into a charging station that had 6 chargers. 2 were occupied and would take an hour before they could charge, the other 4 did not work. The owner called the company and was told that maintenance was scheduled. He found there was another charging station across the freeway but it was a slow charger.
They ended up going back to waiting at the first site and they figured they would not be able to get to their destination so they charged up enough to go 100 miles and they rented a hotel room to get some sleep and plugged in they truck for a few more hours.
BTW this was a writer at Car and Driver who John said was a big promoter of electric.
#33 Try https://www.ifixit.com/
The manufacturers do make it difficult by gluing and or soldering the battery in the cell or laptop.
I think the gov’t wanted this as you cannot remove the battery and can be tracked.
Something not quite right....Hyundai has a 10 year/100K mile warranty on the electric car battery. Why is the warranty “no longer in force”? Over 100K miles on a 2022 model?! The “damage” voided the warranty? Or ???
https://www.hyundaiusa.com/us/en/assurance/america-best-warranty
#40 So the best-looking woman did not return you under the lemon law after you got married?...
You must be a chick magnet : )
“The “damage” voided the warranty?’
Yes
I think I would be disputing that with Hyundai if truly a “scratch” in the “protection cover” (not even a dent?) How much for a “Lemon Law” type auto attorney...$400./hour? ;-)
There was more to it than the scrape on the battery of the battery cover. There was a gap that opened up. That’s what Hyundai was concerned about. All the articles from conservative sites make it sound like the scratches were the problem but that’s not the case.
“Gap opened up” is OK....”gap closed up” would be the bad one (between the battery cover and the battery). I think the “stealership”/Hyundai has a weak hand. Worth disputing when this much $$$ involved.
According to the video the scratch on the shield on the underside of the car that is there to protect the battery indicated to the dealer that there was some type of impact that voided the warranty. I have had similar experiences with other warranties that retailers and insurance companies did not want to cover.
Hyundai advertises that they have “America's best warranty” but it states over and over in the documentation that it covers only manufacturer's defects. If there is any indication that a problem might have been caused by the consumer... no dice. A warrantee is only as good as the fine print.
Many years ago my sister fell down in a roller-skating ring and broke her wrist. The health insurance company refused to cover her medical expenses because they said that she had put her hand out “on purpose” when she felt herself falling.
Can you provide a few links please?
“Getting clever he put the perfectly fine V10 drivetrain from the Viper into the perfectly fine chassis of the Tesla.”
I would love to see how they shoe-horned a Viper engine into a Tesla anything. Someone was going to put one into a Dodge Durango SUV, but would have had to lengthen the frame to make room.
There apparently was no inspection done to determine that the battery was even damaged. The owner had no complaints about the performance of the battery. The dealership told him that the damage to the battery protection cover on the bottom of the car indicated to them that there might have been damage that could cause the battery to catch on fire or explode.
After hearing that claim... if the kid did not inform his insurance company... if something did happen it would not be covered and the kid would be liable. Do you think that an insurance company would insure the vehicle after Hyundai represented by their dealership was claiming that without $60,000 being spent on a new battery that the vehicle might catch on fire or explode?
Installing "a used battery" if one was even available would not solve anything in this case.
No, and it is a miracle! I went back to driving my beat-up 1977 Mazda GLC with one black fender and a ladder tied to the roof racks to carry my hang gliders after I returned the Fire Lemon. I definitely don't deserve my beautiful bride.
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